Plaque
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Meriden Britannia Company 1852–1898. Plaque, ca. 1885. Silverplate, 13 3/4 x 13 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (34.9 x 34.6 x 11.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Marie Bernice Bitzer Fund, 1994.58. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.58.jpg)
Manufacturer
Title
Plaque
Date
ca. 1885
Geography
Place made: Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Silverplate
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 13 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (34.9 x 34.6 x 11.1 cm)
Markings
Impressed on back of plaque: circle containing "MERIDEN [shield with scales] B. COMPANY" and below circle, "8300"; incised below these marks: "23 / #"
Credit Line
Marie Bernice Bitzer Fund
Accession Number
1994.58
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
How did people keep food on this plate?
This is actually a plaque that was intended to hang on a wall as a decorative piece, it would not have been used to food.
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